State Rep. Matt Manweller represents Washingtons 13th District.(Washington House Republicans)As racial tensions escalate at Evergreen State College, one statelegislator is attempting to cut the college off from public support.

“At the end of the day, we the Legislature and the people have to speakup and say, ‘We are not going to contribute our taxpayer dollars to acollege that wants to re-institute a Jim Crow approach to education andsegregation,” Representative Matt Manweller told KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson.

Manweller — who teaches political science at Central WashingtonUniversity — introduced a bill Thursday aimed at getting the state toditch Evergreen. The bill, if passed, would phase out Evergreen overfive years. After that, it would be a private college.

“When you cross the line and start attacking a Jewish professor when youcross the line and you start telling white people or anybody based ontheir skin color that they can’t come to school, that violates ouranti-discrimination laws,” he said.

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Each year, to make a statement, students of color spend a day away fromcampus. This year, the school changed things up by asking white studentsto stay off of campus. A professor’s protest prompted an uproar oncampus with many students calling the professor racist. Administratorsattempted to address the issue. A threat, reportedly from whitesupremacists, was called into the university and shut down campus Thursday.

The campus, according to KIRO 7, remains closed Friday.

Manweller argues that the college administration has handled thesituation poorly.

“Let’s take that money and give it to the UW engineering program, STEMprograms, math, science,” he said. “Let’s go compete on the globalmarket again with the Chinese, the Japanese, the Indians and bringAmerica back to technological prominence. Let’s spend the money on acredible degree rather than a social justice, victimization, woe-is-me,I want reparations, pseudo-science they are teaching at Evergreen.”

“My heart goes out to the non-crazy students, but there has to be changeat the top,” Manweller said, noting that he is not attacking the schoolbecause it is a more liberal school.

“These guys are out of control,” he said. “They are openly advocatingfor racism and bigotry. It’s not appropriate to be spending taxpayermoney on that. If they want to be a private institution and pursue theirbizarre, bigoted ideology, that’s their prerogative. But taxpayersshouldn’t have to fund it.”

Whether the bill passes or not won’t be a concern for Manweller in theend. It’s just a first step. If it doesn’t pass, he has other plans.

“We can also go after their budget … I’m going to go after theirbudget,” he said.

Post by a425coupleRep. Matt Manweller aims to cut Evergreen off from stateShareBY MYNORTHWEST.COMJUNE 2, 2017 AT 8:30 AMState Rep. Matt Manweller represents Washingtons 13th District.(Washington House Republicans)As racial tensions escalate at Evergreen State College, one statelegislator is attempting to cut the college off from public support.“At the end of the day, we the Legislature and the people have to speakup and say, ‘We are not going to contribute our taxpayer dollars to acollege that wants to re-institute a Jim Crow approach to education andsegregation,” Representative Matt Manweller told KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson.Manweller — who teaches political science at Central WashingtonUniversity — introduced a bill Thursday aimed at getting the state toditch Evergreen. The bill, if passed, would phase out Evergreen overfive years. After that, it would be a private college.“When you cross the line and start attacking a Jewish professor when youcross the line and you start telling white people or anybody based ontheir skin color that they can’t come to school, that violates ouranti-discrimination laws,” he said.RELATED: Anti-Trump vandals target “racist” art at Evergreen State CollegeEach year, to make a statement, students of color spend a day away fromcampus. This year, the school changed things up by asking white studentsto stay off of campus. A professor’s protest prompted an uproar oncampus with many students calling the professor racist. Administratorsattempted to address the issue. A threat, reportedly from whitesupremacists, was called into the university and shut down campus Thursday.The campus, according to KIRO 7, remains closed Friday.Manweller argues that the college administration has handled thesituation poorly.“Let’s take that money and give it to the UW engineering program, STEMprograms, math, science,” he said. “Let’s go compete on the globalmarket again with the Chinese, the Japanese, the Indians and bringAmerica back to technological prominence. Let’s spend the money on acredible degree rather than a social justice, victimization, woe-is-me,I want reparations, pseudo-science they are teaching at Evergreen.”“My heart goes out to the non-crazy students, but there has to be changeat the top,” Manweller said, noting that he is not attacking the schoolbecause it is a more liberal school.“These guys are out of control,” he said. “They are openly advocatingfor racism and bigotry. It’s not appropriate to be spending taxpayermoney on that. If they want to be a private institution and pursue theirbizarre, bigoted ideology, that’s their prerogative. But taxpayersshouldn’t have to fund it.”Whether the bill passes or not won’t be a concern for Manweller in theend. It’s just a first step. If it doesn’t pass, he has other plans.“We can also go after their budget … I’m going to go after theirbudget,” he said.https://mynorthwest.com/650230/manweller-evergreen-state-college-bill/

here is a copy of letter he sent:

Here is a copy of my letter to the Evergreen Administration.

Colleen,

I appreciate the fact that as the director of government relations forEvergreen State College it is your job to put the best face on aKafkaesque situation. I think you've done the best that you could dogiven the facts on the ground. But your email requires a frank andhonest response.

1. Your students are an embarrassment. They are in no way "strugglingwith tension surrounding race, equity and inclusion." They arestruggling with an immeasurable sense of entitlement, self importance,and ignorance. These debates have nothing to do with equity andinclusion and everything to do with self-aggrandizing chest-thumpingvirtue signaling. Trust me when I tell you that no one is moved by theirmanufactured and insincere outrage.

2. Your faculty and administration are directly responsible for thebrown shirt actions of your students. These students did not graduatefrom high school with ignorant, intolerant, and violent attitudestowards race and gender. They were taught those values by yourfaculty--a faculty obsessed with the pseudoscience of "social justice."

Might I suggest that your administration consider refocusing EvergreenState College on the teaching of actual academics. Possibilitiesinclude, but are not limited to subjects such as: chemistry, physics,mathematics, literature, engineering, biology, accounting and business.

Unfortunately, as long as you are teaching your students that beingoffended is an accomplishment I suspect they won't have many realaccomplishments in their life.

3. The response to this crisis by your administration has been cowardlyat best and complicit at worst. Your administration, by virtue of theprofessors they have hired, the policies they have adopted and thebehavior that they have tolerated have created this sophomoric grievanceculture on your campus. It is easy to blame the children for theirbehavior, but we should not lose sight of the fact that these childrenwere molded by your institution.

Instead of dealing with the students swiftly and decisively you havechosen a path of appeasement. And in choosing appeasement you have lentcredibility to the way they are behaving. This is an abject failure ofleadership on all levels.

4. Finally, this is not what we are paying you for. You are a taxpayerfunded school and the taxpayers expect you to provide an environment ofeducation not a dystopia of indoctrination. If your goal is to create amodern-day version of a reeducation camp, then do it on your own dime.

I'm sorry to be so blunt, but my colleagues and I have had enough ofthis ridiculous behavior fostered at our public institutions.